Photos from the sentencing of Jeffrey Hazelwood

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Photos: Hazelwood pleads guilty, gets life in prison

Photos: Jeffrey Hazelwood pleaded guilty but mentally ill in the 2016 killings of two teenagers behind a Roswell grocery store.

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - Jeffrey Hazelwood, right, is brought into court before a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Hazelwood plans to plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson, (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - Jeffrey Hazelwood, center, raises his right hand during the beginning of his sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Hazelwood plans to plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - Jeffrey Hazelwood, center, looks to his attorneys before pleading guilty during a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Hazelwood plans to plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson, (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - Jeffrey Hazelwood, center, sits with his attorneys during a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Hazelwood plans to plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - The family of Natalie Henderson speaks during a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Jeffery Hazelwood, not pictured, plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - The family of Carter Davis speaks during a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Jeffery Hazelwood, not pictured, plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - The family of Natalie Henderson, who was murdered behind a Roswell grocery store, sit during a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Jeffery Hazelwood, not pictured, plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - The family of Natalie Henderson, who was murdered behind a Roswell grocery store, react to the judge's decision at the conclusion of a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Jeffery Hazelwood, not pictured, plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - Jeffery Hazelwood's grandparents stand in the court room after a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Hazelwood, not pictured, plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - Jeffery Hazelwood's grandparents stand in the court room after a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Hazelwood, not pictured, plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - Jeffrey Hazelwood, left, is lead out of court after a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Hazelwood plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson, (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - Family members of the victims who were murdered behind a Roswell grocery store console each other at the conclusion of a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Jeffery Hazelwood, not pictured, plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - Family members of the victims who were murdered behind a Roswell grocery store console each other at the conclusion of a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Jeffery Hazelwood, not pictured, plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - Family members of the victims who were murdered behind a Roswell grocery store speak to the press after a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Jeffery Hazelwood, not pictured, plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

May 17, 2017, Atlanta - Family members of the victims who were murdered behind a Roswell grocery store console each other while speaking to the press after a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Jeffery Hazelwood, not pictured, plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson. (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

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May 17, 2017, Atlanta - Jeffrey Hazelwood, right, is brought into court before a sentencing in Atlanta, Georgia, on Wednesday, May 17, 2017. Hazelwood plans to plead guilty to all charges involving the murder of Carter Davis and Natalie Henderson, (DAVID BARNES / DAVID.BARNES@AJC.COM)

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